Motosu Castle

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Visit Notes

The Lake Motosu tourist information center (April to October) has a model of the castle but I did not visit since it was November.


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Gallery
  • Stonework barrier around the base of the castle
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • Stone wall near the road
  • earthen embankment
  • Entrance gate
  • Entrance Gate
  • Entrance Gate
  • Entrance Gate
  • Stone walls around the mountain
  • Stone walls around the mountain
  • Stone walls around the mountain
  • L-Shaped stone walls
  • L-Shaped stone walls
  • L-Shaped stone walls
  • Long stone wall
  • Long stone wall
  • Long stone wall
  • Long stone wall
  • Stone walls around the mountain
  • Stone walls around the mountain
  • Along the base of the mountain
  • Trail entrance
  • ridge line
  • Ridge line
  • Ridge line
  • Tatebori trench
  • Tatebori trench
  • Tatebori trench
  • Horikiri Trench
  • Horikiri Trench
  • Stonework remains
  • Horikiri Trench
  • Horikiri Trench
  • Bailey and steep cut cliff
  • Stonework remnants
  • Bailey
  • Stonework
  • Main Bailey
  • Main bailey
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Main Bailey and Mt. Fuji
  • Looking up to the Honmaru
  • Horikiri trench and ridge line
  • Double horikiri
  • Smoke signal site
  • Smoke signal site
  • Smoke signal site
  • Smoke signal site
  • Smoke signal site
  • Road around the base of the mountain
  • Road around the base of the mountain
  • Large stonework defense
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • Large stonework defense
  • Large stonework defense
  • Map
  • Map


Castle Profile
English Name Motosu Castle
Japanese Name 本栖城
Founder Takeda Shingen
Year Founded 1532-1555
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Kawaguchiko Sta, Lake Motosu Sightseeing bus 46 mins to Sekirui Iriguchi bust stop (石塁入口).
Visitor Information Mountain trails, open any time
Time Required 240 mins
Website http://www.fujisan.ne.jp/view/info.php?no=858
Location Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture
Coordinates 35° 28' 22.08" N, 138° 36' 29.16" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2018
Admin Year Visited 2018
Admin Visits November 23, 2018


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Anonymous user #1

5 months ago
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I recently hiked aokigahara, east of the .outline ruins, across route 139, and throughout the forest, I noticed several stone circles, about 5 feet in diameter, sunk in the ground, with a small opening, im guessing as an entrance. The walls are maybe a foot tall. The furthest circle was about 1.5 miles east of the post office.. Could these possibly be used as foundations for structures associated with the castle? They seemed to be alone - no other formations or ruins near them. Very interesting!
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ARTShogun

37 months ago
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This is a unique and special site. I'd give it 5 stars if they'd only cut trees some back on the yamajiro so that we could get a good look at Mount Fuji and Aokigahara.